The number produced has not been disclosed by IWC. There was a fair bit of enthusiasm for this watch as a search of the archive will reveal (click on the magnifying glass on the bar at the top of the screen).

The indices and the small dots between them have been applied as was done in its larger sisters from the era ( with the exception of the limited Pisa Portugieser). Here the numerals were painted (or printed).The movement is from JLC and very interesting is the automatic winding system,being not the Pellaton system but consisting of several wheels that can shift depending from the position of the movement and turn in 2 directions.Kind regards,Adrian(alwaysiwc).

ruli2 Wrote:Thank you very much.It seems that the indices are welding.But the dials were not manufactured in series because the position of the numbers on the dial is different from your picture to my dial.

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The first Portuguese of 1939 introduced a new method of dial manufacture to the IWC production line. Rather than painting, printing or applying the indices after the dial was painted & lacquered, they were stamped into the dial from behind(for numbers)and milled into the front(for dots) before the painting and finishing processes.When IWC started to release watches under the Portuguese name in about 1995(3712 split chrono with 3714 + 3531 a few years later) they were very proud of reintroducing this method of dial manufacture for the line. This process can be seen in HEBE's excellent 'back + front' dial images.This method of dial manufacture has been gradually phased out so replacement dials fitted by IWC will now have applied indices.Leo

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